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Threats to religious rituals show the importance of cross-faith collaboration

The JC leader 8 July 2022

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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY BENOIT FAUCHET A man checks carcases of bovine animals after a Kosher ritual slaughter, in Haguenau, eastern France on July 21, 2016. / AFP / FREDERICK FLORIN (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 18: Two football players attempt to take the goal net down after their match at Hackney Marshes on March 18, 2012 in London, England. Hackney Marshes in east London has been hosting Sunday league football since 1947 where the Hackney & Leyton Sunday League began. Then many other north London teams soon joined and are still competing to this day. At one point there were as many as 120 pitches lined side by side. Played on Sunday mornings throughout the season its amateur football at its best. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Bullying of Jewish children is wakeup call for football

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It’s a miracle that Bennett’s coalition lasted so long

It’s a miracle that Bennett’s coalition lasted so long

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Contemptible Amnesty has lost all credibility

Contemptible Amnesty has lost all credibility

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Contemptible Amnesty has lost all credibility

The JC leader, 17 June 2022

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June 16, 2022 14:49

Secretary General at Amnesty International, Dr AgnÃ¨s Callamard, is seen during a visit on March 10, 2022 in the Mukuru Kwa Njenga informal settlements, where structures have been demolished in November 2021 to pave the way for the construction of the Nairobi Expressway. (Photo by Simon MAINA / AFP) (Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)

A hearty Mazeltov to the longest-reigning monarch

It is not just the institution of the monarchy that we celebrate: it is Elizabeth II herself

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June 1, 2022 14:08

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 23: Queen Elizabeth II is given a tour by Keith Weed, President of the Royal Horticultural Society during a visit to The Chelsea Flower Show 2022 at the Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 23, 2022 in London, England. The Chelsea Flower Show returns to its usual place in the horticultural calendar after being cancelled in 2020 and postponed in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic. This year sees the Show celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and also a theme of calm and mindfulness running through the garden designs. (Photo by Paul Grover - Pool / Getty Images)

Sir Keir needs to get a grip on Labour vetting process

The JC Leader 27 May 2022

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May 26, 2022 16:22

Sir Keir needs to get a grip on Labour vetting process

The NUS is in a crisis that is entirely of its own making

The self-inflicted scandal over Shaima Dallali leaves this once great student institution in danger of becoming irrelevant

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May 19, 2022 14:15

The NUS is in a crisis that is entirely of its own making

On Yom Hashoah, we must remember the history of hate

The JC Leader, 22 April 2022

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April 25, 2022 10:06

Holocaust memory day. Arbed wire and burning candle on black background.

France is in a worryingly dangerous place now

The JC Leader, 15 April 2020

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April 19, 2022 09:50

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 01: Marine Le Pen gestures as she delivers a speech during the French Far Right Party May Day demonstration on May 1, 2012 in Paris, France. Marine Le Pen, the daughter of the French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, received only 6.4 million votes in the first round of the presidential elections. Both current French President Nicolas Sarkozy and French Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande are now fighting to win support from the French Far Right ahead of the second round elections on May 6. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Butchers of Bucha must face justice

The JC Leader, 8 April 2022

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April 8, 2022 11:56

1946: Members of the Tribunal (left), preside over the Nuremberg war crimes Trials. From left to right are : Colonel A F Volchlov (Russia), General J T Nikitchenko (Russia), Lord Justice Norman Birkett (Britain), The President Lord Justice Geoffrey Lawrence (Britain), Hon. Francis A Biddle (USA), Hon. John Parker (USA), and M. Henri Donnedieu De Vabres (France). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Action is needed to deal with disgrace of YouTube

The JC Leader 1 April 2022

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March 31, 2022 11:12

This picture taken in Moscow on March 19, 2022 shows logos of Youtube social media on a smartphone screen. - Russia's regulator on Friday accused the US giant Google and its video service YouTube of "terrorist" activities, the first step towards a possible blocking of the site as Twitter, Instagram and several media outlets have been in recent weeks. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

As Jews flee Ukraine and Russia, thank God for Israel

The JC Leader, 25 March 2022

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March 28, 2022 09:04

As Jews flee Ukraine and Russia, thank God for Israel

How long can NATO ignore calls for a no-fly zone in Ukraine?

There are profoundly Jewish dimensions to this war

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March 17, 2022 13:07

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 08: Firefighters try to extinguish a fire after a chemical warehouse was hit by Russian shelling on the eastern frontline near Kalynivka village on March 08, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia continues assault on Ukraine's major cities, including the capital Kyiv, after launching a large-scale invasion of the country on February 24. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

The spirit of Purim is what we need to take on Iran

Just like Mordechai and Esther, Zelensky knows how to face down despots

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March 10, 2022 16:18

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech during a parliament session on the occasion of Parliament Day in Tehran on December 1 2021. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

The Maccabee spirit lives on in Ukraine

Jews everywhere are proud of Volodymyr Zelensky's leadership

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March 3, 2022 10:31

The Maccabee spirit lives on in Ukraine

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